Necktie press



Dem 14,1926. 1,611,I2U

I C. A. LOONEY I QNECKTIE PRESS Filed April 29, 1926 noen'toz Patented Dec. 14.1926.

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Applicatioii'filed April29,1926. Serial no.,1o5,4'co.

This invention relates to a. necktie press particularly adapted for domestic use.

The primary object of the" invention is to provide. a press 'of that'type which will accommodate a number of neckties and permit access thereto without disarrangement of all of the ties contained, therein when one'tie is'removed, and further, to provide means for preventing soiling of the neckties and retaining theqsaine in pressed condition at all times bywei'ght means applied and con cealed within'the top cover member of the press.

A. further object of .therinventionis to fied which is simple in its construction and materially advantageous in itsoperation and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively small cost.

The invention consists in the preferred construction and arrangement ofthe improved necktie press which willbe more fully. hereinafter described and claimed.

' leaves 5, and the covers and leaves are In, the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved press, showingthe top cover open and a tie placed in position therein and shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the improved press in closed condition; v

Fig. -3'is a sectional perspectiveview of a portion of the cover of the improved press.

The numeral?) designates a plurality of leaves mounted between a top cover 6 and a back cover 7 The covers 6 and 7 are preferably formed of thicker material than the hinged, as at- 7, by a very simple form of hinge construction consisting of strips of suitable strong material comprising securing members which are provided with ad hesive ,material to securely fasten themthroughout their length to the inner opposing sides of the covers and-leaves, an intervening loop or fold 9 beingdisposed between and continuous the strips and freely v movable between th'ecovers and leaves when the latterjare opened and 2 closed; This form ofrhingeconnection is somewhat sim ilar' to some forms ofsignatures adopted in book-binding operations.

adapted for the purpose, but it has been found in practice that heavycardboard will be very serviceable.v The number of leaves 5. may be increased'in accordance withthe general dimensions of the improved press, but for individual'i useit will beunderstood v The material of the" several leaves 5and the top and bottomi covers 6iand 7 '1nay :be'of any character that the more compact'the improved press r the greater. itseadvanta'ge, l or the 'minimized number ofleaves employed will be ampleto fulfill the function for which the press for individual useis intended to perform. In the present instancethepress is shown having a capacity for four neckties. H .7

The most essential feature of the invention is the novelmanner. of applying weight means to the top cover 6, this weight means consisting of lead or other metal weight strips 10, which are inserted and fixed in longitudinal seats or grooves 11 opening through the upper surface of the top cover. The metal weight strips 10 are of the same length as the'top clover and so disposed as to equally distribute the Weight thereof on the ties enclosed between the leaves 5'when the top cover 6 is closed over the said leaves as shown by Fig. 2. The bottom cover 7 of' thicker material, provides a stable base support for the leaves 5 andcover 6 above,and the leaves are primarily held apart at their hinged or back edges by the loops 9, which serve as separators so that the leaves and covers, when'clear of neckties, converge toties are inserted between the-top cover and next adjacent leaf and between the'lea'ves themselves and also between thelower leaf and bottom. or back cover, the leaves'and top cover assume a parallel or nearly parallel relation, owing to the thickness of material of the ties between the said parts, and the weight pressure imposed throughthe weight means carriedby the top cover 6 is equallyv wards the free side edges thereof when the v improved press is closed. When the neckdistributed, as above noted, over'the ties en- 1 closed and operates to pressv out 1 wrinkles which may have been, produced in ties that have been worn, I Y

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disposed in theipressfthe'top cover is Opened and the tie removed from betweenthje leaves or from between the covers and the leaves, and after. it has been worn and becomes wrinkled or distorted, it is "placed regularly between the parts of the improved press and again subjected 'tofthe pressing operation.

,By means of the improved press, neckties may be maintained at all times in good wearable condition.

It is proposed "to apply a suitable ornamental strip or sheet over the top -cover 6,

the hinged edges of the leaves :6 aind cover 7 andjtu-lly over the underside of 13118821151 latter cover. This finishing strip or sheet may be of any-suitable material and is preferably applied by means of a suitable adhesive substance.

From theforegoing it will be seen th'at all clasps, springs, clamps and the like areelime inated from the improved press and that ,the'latter is of a simplified form and reduced cost of manufacturer. and consequently reduced in sale price, and moreover,

the improved device is oat a'stronga nd durable nature andnot-only serves to maintain neckties in goodweara-ble condition but also shields the neckties firotrn; exposure to dust.

What is claimed as new is: e

A necktie press of the class specified, comprisin'gjto-p' -and 'b'ack'covers and leaves arranged between the covers, the covers and leaves being hingedly connected at their rear edges by strips secured thereto and formed with intermediate loop spacers projecting inbottom cover, the leaves and top COVGI'yWhGIl neckties are interposed between the same assuming a sirbstantial'ly ipa'r'allel relatien', and weight means im-bedded and concealed in and permanently carried by the top cover. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. Y

CHARLES A. nooNnrf f 

